-0. Overall, much of this migratory epic can be seen as mere crass justification for Roman conquest and dominion, and it is. But, there is a real sense of wounded nomadism authentic in this account, which this reader takes as reflecting a deeper tradition that antedated the Roman state, as claimed in the text. The claim of Trojan descent, may be regarded as dubiously adopted to justify dominion over the Hellenic world, which is explicitly stated throughout the text.

-1. By descent, Aeneas, through Venus is understood to be a son of the Eternal God of Heaven, the Creator standing outside of Time. This is not so obvious to the modern mind, who has been taught religion on a materialistic basis. However, Aryan cosmology assigned much the same function to the pantheon of gods as Christians do to the chorus of angels, being messengers from beyond the field of Time, and like fallen angels, capable of disputing the Eternal Will.